NAVAREA VIII - 1048/26

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Issued: 6 Oct 2026, 10:02Archived: 9 Oct 2026, 12:00Last modified: 1 Nov 2026, 03:00

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Rocket launch from Thumba off Thiruvananthapuram with danger sectors to sea

A rocket launch is scheduled from Thumba (launcher position 08-31.98N 076-52.05E) on 09 Oct 2026. Danger sectors extend from the launcher: radius 5 NM between azimuths 190-300, and between radii 5-75 NM for azimuths 220-260. Vessels are advised to give a wide berth of the area. Message will cancel itself at 090800 UTC Oct 26.

Give the area a wide berth and avoid transiting the stated danger sectors during the stated period; navigate with caution and keep clear of the zones.

Background

Thumba Rocket Launching Station is the coastal launch site near Thiruvananthapuram used for sounding rockets and small launches and is operated by India’s space organisation (commonly ISRO). The published danger sectors extend seaward from the launcher to protect shipping from ascent and falling debris or stages. Such notices are routinely issued ahead of planned launches to close specific azimuth and range sectors for the duration of flight. Mariners in the region should expect temporary exclusion of the named sectors while the launch is underway.

General background from general knowledge, not from the official warning. It can be wrong; the warning text is authoritative.

Type: Missile / rocket launch · severity high
Feed: Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/space/
Location: India west coast, off Thiruvananthapuram (Thumba)
Validity: From 09 Oct 2026, 05:30 UTC
Until 09 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTCSCHEDULED 09 OCT 26 FROM 0530 TO 0700 UTC (...) CANCEL THIS MSG 090800 UTC OCT 26
Activity periods: 09 Oct 2026, 05:30 UTC - 09 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC (rocket launch scheduled 0530-0700 UTC 09 Oct 2026)
Hazards: rocket launch, danger/exclusion sectors at sea
Keep clear: 75 NMbetween radii of 05 NM and 75 NM and azimuth 220 and 260
Charts: 22, 260, 261, INT 752

Coast stations for this area

DSCDSC Station TuticornMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194405VHF 20range 20 NM80 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station KochiMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192205VHF 20range 20 NM93 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station MandapamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194406VHF 20, MF 250, HFrange 250 NM139 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station New MangaloreMRCC MumbaiIndiaMMSI 004192204VHF 25range 25 NM290 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station ChennaiMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194401VHF 25, MFrange 25 NM341 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 08 Oct 2026, 13:23 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Keywords

Space Debrisrocket launch
Geometry refscircle_radius
Dangerous AreaDANGER
Geometry phrasesradius

Message content

INDIA WEST COAST - OFF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (.) CHARTS IN 22 260 261 INT 752 (.) ROCKET LAUNCH FROM THUMBA (LAUNCHER POSITION 08-31.98N 076-52.05E) SCHEDULED 09 OCT 26 FROM 0530 TO 0700 UTC (.) DANGER SECTOR FROM LAUNCHER (A) RADIUS OF 05 NM BETWEEN AZIMUTH 190 AND 300 (B) BETWEEN RADII OF 05 NM AND 75 NM AND AZIMUTH 220 AND 260 (.) WIDE BERTH FROM AREA ADVISED 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 090800 UTC OCT 26

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